''Papilio laglaizei'' is a
swallowtail butterfly
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the large ...
found in
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
. It is a
mimic
MIMIC, known in capitalized form only, is a former simulation computer language developed 1964 by H. E. Petersen, F. J. Sansom and L. M. Warshawsky of Systems Engineering Group within the Air Force Materiel Command at the Wright-Patterson AFB in ...
of ''
Alcides agathyrsus
''Alcides agathyrsus'' is a species of day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae. It is found from Indonesia to New Guinea. The butterfly '' Papilio laglaizei'' is a Batesian mimic
Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry where a harmless species ...
''. The larvae feed on ''
Litsea
''Litsea'' is a genus of evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes a large number of accepted species in tropical and subtropical areas of North America and Asia.
Characteristics
They a ...
''.
laglaizei
Butterflies described in 1877
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